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NI'IFD diar es CHARLES I. LESIIER, OF LANSING, MICHIGAN.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,277, dated June 2,1885.

Application filed February 5, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES P. Lnsnnn, of Lansing, in the county ofIngham and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fence-Posts; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to fence-posts, the object being to provide a postof sheet metal that will combine economy and convenience of constructionwith durability in use.

The invention consists in the various features of construction andcombinations of parts, hereinafter fully described, and pointed out inthe claims.

In the drawings, Figure l representsa perspective View of a postconstructed in accordance with my invention. Figs. 2 and 3 illustrateparts in detail, and Fig. 4 illustrates modifications.

A and 13 represent the two sheet-metal sections.

The section A is preferably semicircular in cross-section and taperingfrom top to bottom. The side edges, a a, of the sectionA are beaded,while the lower end of the section is sharpened orinclined to facilitateits insertion into the ground.

The section Bis preferably fiat, and its edges are adapted to be bentaround the beaded edges of the section A, to secure the sectionstogether. At various points the edges of the section B are slit andslotted to form wire supports 0. These supports are formed opposite toeach other, and are preferably bent at right angles to the post, asshown.

The upper end of the section Bis formed with a cap-piece, D, which isbent over the section A, to form a top cap for the post. This cap servesthe double purpose of covering the open upper end of the post andforming a striking top for driving the post into the ground.

The lower end of the section B is longitudinally slit to form braces EE, which are outwardly bent, and whose lower extremities are inwardlyturned to form additional braces, F F. Thus the post is practicallybraced in all directions and firmly supported.

As indicated by the sectional modifications of Fig. 4, I do not limitmyself to the crosssection form of the sections shown in the otherfigures, as the same may be varied; but I have found that the form shownin Fig. lis the most advantageous, as it combines strength withcheapness of construction.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fence-post consisting of two independent sheet-metal sections,secured together by lapping the edges of one section upon the othersection, one of said sections having integral wire supports, outwardlyextended braces, and an overlapping top portion, substantially as setforth.

2. A hollow fence-post consisting of sheetmetal sections securedtogether and provided with integral wire supports and a top cap,substantially as set forth.

3. The combination,with the section A, having a sharpened or beveledlower end, of the section B, secured thereto and provided with 7inclined braces and a top cap, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this speci-

